Nidorino
#33 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Poison Pin Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.
Shining Pearl
It has a violent disposition and stabs foes with its horn, which oozes poison upon impact.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Nidoran♂ #32 | Level 16 |  Nidorino #33 |
Nidorino #33 |  Use Moon Stone |  Nidoking #34 |
Brilliant Diamond
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 30 | 1% | Using PokéRadar |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 21 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Valor Lakefront | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 22 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 29 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Route 221 Road 221 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 29 | 10% | Using PokéRadar |
Normal
Nidorino
Poison Pin Pokémon
HP
61
Attack
72
Defense
57
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
55
Speed
65
Total
365
Type Chart
Weaknesses
Takes 2× from
Resistances
Takes 0.5× from
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Poison Sting | |  Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Leer |  |  Status | - | 100 | 30 | |
| Start | Peck |  | Physical | 35 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| 15 | Fury Attack | | Physical | 15 | 85 | 20 | |
| 22 | Toxic Spikes | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 29 | Double Kick | | Physical | 30 | 100 | 30 | |
| 36 | Horn Attack | | Physical | 65 | 100 | 25 | |
| 43 | Helping Hand | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 50 | Toxic | | Status | - | 90 | 10 | |
| 57 | Flatter |  | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| 64 | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 71 | Earth Power | |  Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Blizzard |  | Special | 110 | 70 | 5 | |
| - | Dig | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Ice Beam | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Iron Tail |  | Physical | 100 | 75 | 15 | |
| - | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Rain Dance |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Shadow Claw |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Shock Wave |  | Special | 60 | - | 20 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Thief | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | Thunder | | Special | 110 | 70 | 10 | |
| - | Thunderbolt | | Special | 90 | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Toxic | | Status | - | 90 | 10 | |
| - | Water Pulse | | Special | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | |
| HM04 | Strength | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| HM06 | Rock Smash | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
Poison Point
Ability Slot 1
Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Rivalry
Ability Slot 2
Increases damage inflicted to 1.25× against Pokémon of the same gender, but decreases damage to 0.75× against the opposite gender.
Hustle
Hidden Ability
Strengthens physical moves to inflict 1.5× damage, but decreases their accuracy to 0.8×.